Gutter hanger



Aug. '30, 1927, 1 1,640,369 w. PEIREZ GUTTER HANGER Filed Nov. 24. 1925 5 Sheets-Shot 1 r' M I W ATTOR 7 fij/WENTOR Aug. 30, 1927.

- I 1,640,369 w. PEIREZ v GUTTER HANGER Filed Ndv. 24, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 30, 1927.

entree STATES \VOOLF PEIREZ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Application filed November The present iuventionrelates to improvements in gutter hangers, and more particularly to that type which is commonly called in the trade a shank and circle hanger.

The main object of the present invention is tov provide a gutter hanger of this type, the shank and circle of which are each Stamper from a single piece of sheet metal and so formed and combined that lateral displacement of the circle on the shank is effectively prevented.

Another object of the nvention is to so construct the circle that it may be made of comparatively thin stock and still be capable of withstanding the strains to which it is subjected.

\Vith these and other objects in view, which will more fully appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter described, pointedv out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be made in the size and pro portion of the several parts and details of construction within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gutter hanger constructed in accordance with the present invention, the gutter being shown in position thereon; Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. at is a side elevation of a hook-shaped element on the circle of the hanger for co-operation with the beaded edge of the gutter; Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the element shown in Fig. l; Fig. 6 is an elevation similar to the one shown in F 1 of the drawings with a modified shank; Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the shank illustrated in Fig. 6; and Fig. 8 is a. section taken on line 88 of Fig. 6.

Referring now first to Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, of the drawings the hanger comprises a gutter supporting circle 10 and a shank 11 the elements being adjustably secured together by a screw bolt 12, and the shank being secured to the supporting structure by nails 13, or otherwise.

24, 1925. Serial No. 71,183.

The circle is stamped from a single piece of sheet metal it comprising a top flange 14 which is bent into the shape of an arc of av circle, the said top flange underlying the gutter 15 from a point immediately below the bead 16 of the gutter to substantially the plain edge 17 thereof. This top flange is then bent backwards onto itself along both of its longitudinal edges, as shown at 18 the portions 18 merging each into a, vertical web 19 which webs are forced into contact with one another, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The webs contact with one another from the outer end 20 of the circle to a point, indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings at 21, Where they gradually recede, until the portions 18 of the flange 1 L disappear, so that in the heel 22 of the circle only the flange 14c and the webs 19 are present (Fig. 2), the webs being suitably spaced in the heel, thus providing a vertical channel therein. In the outer end oi the circle, the webs 19 are notched to form a hook 233, which isadapted to be extended through an opening 24 in a hook-shaped etement 25; This hook-shaped element is made somewhat resilient, so that it is capable of being bent over the bead 16 of the'gutter, as shown in Fig. l of the drawings. At the inner end of the circle is provided a resilient finger 26, forming a continuation of the flange 14 of thecircle, the said finger being adapted to be bent over the inner plain edge 17 of the gutter, whereby the latter is kept in position on the circle. As appears from Fig. 2 of the drawings, the heel of the circle is substantiall U-shaped in transverse crosssection. In each of the webs 19 of the heel is provided a vertical row of apertures 27, the apertures in one web registering with those in the other.

The shank 11 is also stamped from a single piece of sheet metal, it comprising a vertical stem 28, which is U-shaped in transverse cross-section (Fig. 2), it fitting snugly into the channel in the heel of the circle. This stem is substantially longer than the heel and is provided in each of its sides with a vertical row of apertures 29, the apertures in one side registering with those in the other side and being adapted to be brought into registering positions with apertures in the heel. Adjacent the inner edge of each side of the stem is formed a longitudinal groove 30, the rear edges 31 of the heel of the circle being vertical and fitting into the said grooves (Fig. 2). From each side of the stem 28 projects laterally a perforated plate 32. These plates are shorter than the stem 28 and serve as means for attaching the shank to the supporting structure, the nails 13 above referred to passing through the perforations in the plates 32.

A plurality of shanks and circles, suitably spaced apart, are used. for mounting the gutter on the supporting structure. In use, the shank attached to the supporting structure and the circle thereafter mounted thereon. The circle is shifted on the shank to the desirer height and the screw bolt 12 extended tl'irough registering apertures in the shank and the circle The gutter is then put in place, the fingers 26 being bent over the plain edges of the gutter and the hook-shaped elements engaged With the bead. Inasmuch as the free edges of the heel portion of the circle are disposed Within the grooves 30 in the shank, the said heel is prevented from spreading and thus the circle is effectively prevented from rocking on the shank. It is to be noted that, from the outer end 20 of the circle to the point Where its vertical Webs 19 gradually reced'e so as to form the vertical channel in the heel, the circle is substantially T- shaped in transverse cross-section and is of a double thickness, so that the circle may be made of comparatively thin stock and yet be able to Withstand the strain to Which it is subjected.

The modification illustrated in Figs. 6 to 8, inclusive, of the drawingsdifl'ers from the one above described only in that the shank is provided, instead of the attaching plates 32, with an attaching portion 33, which forms a continuation of the vertical front flange 3a of the stem of the shank, the said attaching portion being bent at an angle to the stem and adapted to be put on the roof 35. Otherwise the construction and operation of the elements are the same asof those described in connection With Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, of the drawings.

lVhat I clann 1s 1. A gutter hanger comprising a circle stamped from a single piece of sheet metal and including a flange bent on an arc of a circle so as to underlie the gutter, said circle comprising a heel having vertical spaced Webs forming with said flange avertical. channel that .is substantially U-shaped in transverse cross-section, a shank stamped from a single piece of sheet metal including a stem fitting snugly into said channel, along each longitudinal inner edge of said stem being formed a groove, the free edges of the sides or said heel being adapted to be seated in said grooves, means for adjustably securing said circle to the said shank, and su'pportattaching means formed upon said shank.

2. A gutter hanger. shank comprising a vertically extending stem substantially U- shaped in transverse cross-section and provided with a laterally extendingflange along each of its sides, each fiangebeing provided with. a groove running throughout the length thereof, and a support attaching means formed upon said shank.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of NeW York, this 29th day of September, A. 19. 1925,

WOOLF Parana. 

